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Carr Green Recreation Ground

📷 Humphrey Bolton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Getting here

53.68563, -1.78952

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • ⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
  • 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· FreePlayground

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, House Sparrow, Starling +24 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, House Sparrow, Starling +24 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Hawthorn, Heather, Heath Plait-moss +19 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Hawthorn, Heather, Heath Plait-moss +19 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Hawthorn Shieldbug, Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird +3 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Hawthorn Shieldbug, Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird +3 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hawthorn, Sessile Oak, Water Mint +2 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Kirklees WayWalking route116 km
Named routeLength 116 kmRound tripRegional walking route
Calderdale WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Brighouse Boundary WalkWalking route29 km
Named routeLength 29 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Riverside WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Hebble TrailWalking route
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal walking route
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Cycling

73 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 66Cycling route
Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network
Route 69Cycling route
Named routeRef 69National Cycle Network
Birkby Bradley GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route299 m
Named routeRef 69Length 299 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route56 m
Named routeRef 66Length 56 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route594 m
Named routeRef 69Length 594 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Brighouse FP100 in the Carr Green Recreation Ground, Rastrick

📷 Humphrey Bolton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Brighouse FP100 in the Carr Green Recreation Ground, Rastrick

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Greenhead ParkUrban park4.1 km→🌱Wellholme ParkUrban park2.5 km→🦉CROMWELL BOTTOMNature reserve1.7 km→🌱Lane Head Recreation GroundUrban park2.4 km→🌱Wellholme ParkUrban park2.5 km→🌱Norman ParkUrban park2.7 km→

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